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​About movement disorders

Movement disorders are neurological conditions that affect the quality, ease, fluency and speed of movement. These changes in movement can be excessive or involuntary (hyperkinesia), slow or absent voluntary (hypokinesia) or fragmented (dyskinesia).

The following conditions are associated with movement disorders:

Parkinson’s disease – uncontrolled movement, tremor, stiffness

Dystonia – lack of movement

Ataxia – inability to move smoothly

Restless leg syndrome – excess movement of legs due to pain and discomfort